The 'E' Type Forum

as I ordered it from Barratts I was expecting an etype one. so is the thermostat the wrong one?

When I got my etype (65 s1 FHC) , it wasn't fitted with a thermostat, so I got a new one from SNG Barrat along with a new gasket. When I install them and tighten the housing and fill with water, the water pours from the bottom of the housing. It seems like the issue is that the thermostat is bigger ...

thanks all for your help - much appreciated. some adjustment of the bracket on the spindle that the spring attaches to so it is move like 8oclock at full stretch and some lubrication of the flap spindle got it working. Now I can adjust the cable route, since the glove box and dash top are off I migh...

also found this picture in the Factory manual, (for a LHD 3.8) but the cable is shown looped in the engine bay. https://i.postimg.cc/FRbmp9k8/IMG-8961.jpg If the cable is to bend outside of the engine bay, it will have to be between the bulkhead and the inner bulkhead as there is no room before the ...

thanks for that. I did think about the cable route being straight, but if it is straight in the engine bay, then there has to be a curve in the dashboard as the heater control in the dash is in line with the heater valve and not heater box. there isn't a lot of space to bend the cable between the da...

Hi i have a S1 RHD FHC 4.2 etype. The heater flap cable comes out of the hole near the heater valve and loops above the washer bottle and connects. All well and good. (photos 1 and 2). when I move the flap by using the control in the dash, the cable draws neatly through and the flap moves. (photo 3 ...